Frederick Keeping
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Frederick Keeping[1] (11 August 1867 – 21 February 1950)[2] was a British racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3]
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Full name | Frederick Keeping | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 August 1867 Pennington, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 21 February 1950(1950-02-21) (aged 82) Lymington, England | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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Keeping competed in the 333 metres and 12 hours races. In the 12 hours race, Keeping was one of only two cyclists to finish, covering 314.664 kilometres. He was only one lap behind the winner, Adolf Schmal, who covered 314.997 kilometres. Keeping tied with two others for fifth place in the 333m, with 27.0 seconds.